REG-Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC : Interim Management Statement

Albion Venture Capital TrustAnnouncement

19/03/2018 14:25

  
ALBION VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC
LEI Code: 213800JKELS32V2OK421
 Interim Management Statement
   
Introduction
 I am pleased to present Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC (the "Company")'s interim management statement for the period from 1 October 2017 to 31 December 2017. 
  
Performance and dividends
The Company's unaudited net asset value (NAV) as at 31 December 2017 was £64.9 million or 74.5 pence per share (excluding treasury shares), an increase of 0.4 pence per share (0.5 per cent.) since 30 September 2017.
   
After accounting for the dividend of 2.5 pence per share paid on 31 January 2018 to shareholders on the register on 5 January 2018, the NAV is 72.0 pence per share.
  
Portfolio
 The following investments have been made during the period from 1 October 2017 to 31 December 2017:
                         
 Name 
 £'000 
 Activity 
 Beddlestead Limited (existing investment) 
 940 
 Developer and operator of a dedicated wedding venue in the UK. 
 Women's Health (London West One) Limited (new investment) 
 750 
 Developer and operator of a women's health centre of excellence focussing on fertility. 
 G.Network Communications Limited (existing investment) 
 254 
 Ultra-fast fibre optic broadband provider in central London. 
  
Top ten holdings (as at 31 December 2017)
                                                                      
 Investment 
 Carrying value
£000's  
 % of net asset value 
 Activity 
 Shinfield Lodge Care Limited 
 10,745 
 16.6% 
 Owns and operates a 66 bed care home in Shinfield, Berkshire. 
 Active Lives Care Limited 
 6,958 
 10.7% 
 Owns and operates a 75 bed care home in Cumnor Hill, Oxfordshire.  
 Kew Green VCT (Stansted) Limited 
 6,932  
 10.7% 
 Operator of a Holiday Inn Express hotel at Stansted Airport. 
 Ryefield Court Care Limited 
 5,867 
 9.0% 
 Owns and operates a 60 bed care home in Hillingdon, Middlesex. 
 Radnor House School (Holdings) Limited 
 4,802  
 7.4% 
 Independent schools for children aged 5-18. 
 Chonais River Hydro Limited 
 3,854  
 5.9% 
 Owner and operator of a 2 MW hydro-power scheme in the Scottish Highlands. 
 TCHH Limited  
 3,252  
 5.0% 
 Former owner and operator of The Crown Hotel in Harrogate. 
 The Stanwell Hotel Limited 
 2,094  
 3.2% 
 Boutique hotel located near Heathrow Terminal 5. 
 Earnside Energy Limited 
 1,616 
 2.5% 
 Anaerobic digestion and composting plant located in Scotland. 
 Gharagain River Hydro Limited 
 1,558  
 2.4% 
 Owner and operator of a 1 MW hydroelectricity plant in Western Scotland. 
  
A full breakdown of the Company's portfolio can be found on the Company's webpage on the Manager's website at www.albion.capital/funds/AAVC.
  
Share buy-backs
During the period from 1 October 2017 to 31 December 2017, the Company purchased 140,000 shares at an average price of 68.68 pence per share.  These shares will be held in treasury.
   
Patient Capital Review 
As reported in the Half-yearly Financial Report, recent VCT legislation has led your Board and the Manager to conclude that a purely asset-based investment policy will not be practicable for the longer term, and will be making proposals to shareholders in due course. 
   
Material events and transactions after the period end
  
Portfolio
 
After the period end, the Company had the following material investment transactions:
 
 
 
Proceeds of £3,262,000 from the sale of The Crown Hotel in Harrogate.
 
 
  
Share issues
Under the terms of the dividend reinvestment scheme, the following new Ordinary shares of nominal value 1 penny each were allotted after 31 December 2017:
                    
 Date 
 Number of shares issued 
 Nominal Value
£'000  
 Issue price per share (including costs of issue) 
 Net invested £'000 
 31 January 2018 
 418,126 
 4 
 71.6p 
 297 
  
Share price
The closing mid market price for the shares on 12 March 2018 was 69 pence per share, a 4.2% per cent. discount to the net asset value at 31 December 2017 of 72.0 pence per share (after accounting for the 2.5 pence per share dividend paid on 31 January 2018).
   
Share buy-backs
During the period from 31 December 2017 to 13 March 2018, the Company purchased 727,000 shares at an average price of 68.68 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.
   
Material events and transactions
There have been no further significant events or transactions that the Board is aware of which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Company between 1 October 2017 to 13 March 2018. 
   
Further information regarding historic and current financial performance and other useful shareholder information can be found on the Company's webpage on the Manager's website at www.albion.capital/funds/AAVC. 
   
David Watkins, Chairman
13 March 2018
   
For further information please contact:
Albion Capital Group LLP, Company Secretary - Tel: 020 7601 1850 
  


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Source: Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC via Globenewswire